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IT Management Linux News for Dec 11, 2001

The Register: Chinese take sip of Linux tea
(Dec 11, 2001, 22:34)
"Typically, Linux has a price advantage over Microsoft software,
being free, but this advantage is lost in China where most people
either buy or download pirate versions of the software. On this
level-playing field and with Microsoft having coded better Chinese
support into its software, its applications tend to be more
popular, says Lawrence Sheed, a Shanghai-based Webmaster."

Caldera International Reports Fourth Quarter And Fiscal 2001 Results(Dec 11, 2001, 18:25)
"The Company reported a net loss to common stockholders for the
three months ended October 31, 2001 of $91.0 million or $1.60 per
common share, which includes non-cash charges of $80.8 million and
restructuring charges of $3.1 million. Exclusive of the effects of
the non-cash and restructuring charges, the net loss for the fourth
quarter would have been $7.1 million, or $0.12 per basic and
diluted share."